The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningAustralia is one of the world's great sources of mineral treasures. Out of the ground, on land and at sea, has come wealth to create a host of lucrative industries. Our landscape is littered with mines and mining towns bearing evocative names like Rum Jungle, Noble's Nob, Broad Arrow, Bordeaux and Siberia, and stories abound of fortunes won and lost. 'The rush that never ended' tells the story of these mineral discoveries, describes the giants of Australia's mining history and records the tremendous influence that mining has had on Australia's attitudes to unionism, religion, law and politics. |
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... mining lease of the Ivanhoe Venture Gold Mining Company . Now Western Australian mining law allowed diggers to prospect for alluvial gold on a company's lease so long as they did not go within fifty feet of the lode , and as it required ...
... mining lease of the Ivanhoe Venture Gold Mining Company . Now Western Australian mining law allowed diggers to prospect for alluvial gold on a company's lease so long as they did not go within fifty feet of the lode , and as it required ...
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A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS Alluvial gold or tin : ranging in size from a pinpoint to a small boulder , this metal lies amongst sand or clay or gravel . Originally the metal was in the solid ...
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS Alluvial gold or tin : ranging in size from a pinpoint to a small boulder , this metal lies amongst sand or clay or gravel . Originally the metal was in the solid ...
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A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS Alluvial gold or tin : ranging in size from a pinpoint to a small boulder , this metal lies amongst sand or clay or gravel . Originally the metal was in the solid ...
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS Alluvial gold or tin : ranging in size from a pinpoint to a small boulder , this metal lies amongst sand or clay or gravel . Originally the metal was in the solid ...
Contents
Preface Introduction | 1 |
THE GOLDSEEKERS | 3 |
Pickpockets Gold | 5 |
Copyright | |
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